About the Authors
- Sebastio Perrini
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Romina Ficarella
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Ernesto Picardi
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Affiliation Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Angelo Cignarelli
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Maria Barbaro
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Pasquale Nigro
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Alessandro Peschechera
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Orazio Palumbo
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Affiliation Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
- Massimo Carella
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Affiliation Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
- Michele De Fazio
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Affiliation Section on General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Annalisa Natalicchio
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Luigi Laviola
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Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
- Graziano Pesole
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Affiliations Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy, Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
- Francesco Giorgino
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* E-mail: francesco.giorgino@uniba.it
Affiliation Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section on Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by NovoNordisk. Francesco Giorgino is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. However, there are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the adherence of the authors to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SP FG AN LL. Performed the experiments: RF EP. Analyzed the data: EP MC GP SP RF FG AN LL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC MB PN AP OP MDF. Wrote the paper: SP FG.